Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-18
SALISBURY IMPROBABLE
PRECEDENCE GIVEN THE RULES
OF PROCEDURE.

tional Evictions on the Tapis in the
Counties.
LONDON, Feb. I7.-In the House of
Commons tonight Lewis L. Dillwyn
(Liberal) moved to adjourn the debate on
the address in reply to the Queens speech,
for thespurpose of discussing irregulari-
ties in the conspiracy trial at Dublin by
which the interests of certain members of
the House were prejudiced. The Speaker
declined to put the motion or permit de-
bate on the subject. He said that
according to previous decision motion
to adjourn could not be put on subject
respecting which a motion stood on the
order book, and that as Mr.. Sexton had
already placed a motion referring to the
jury packing, Mr.. Dillwyn's motion could
not be entertained.
THE DOUBLE DEFEAT.
TIE governments double victory to-
night was partly due to continued disor-
ganization OF the Liberals. The Con-
servative whips, being aware that Mr..
Smith would declare urgency for the CIV
ing of precedence to the discussion of the
procedure rules over other business, kept
full complement of members ready to
vote. The Liberals had issued no call for
the attendance of members and were
taken by surprise, their benches being
almost empty. The brunt of the
debate fell upon the Parnellites,
and before the division on Mr..
Parnelps amendment, the bulk Of the
Liberals had left the house. After the di.
vision the Parnellites held a hurried con-
ference and decided to try obstructive
tactics in order to prolong the debate.
Mr.. Smith will counteract this move by
insisting that precedence be given to dis
cussion OF the procedure rules on Mon
day whether the debate on the address be
concluded or not. Many Gladstonians
share in the almost general feeling of the
House that the length of the debate has
become matter OF opprobium to Parlia-
| ment.
RESTRAINT ADVOCATED.
W. Fl. Smith moved that discussion of
the rules of procedure have precedence
over all orders of the day. He said that
| the prolonged debate on the address show
! ed the need of putting some limit to che
| speaking, which had become prOlIx. 1t
was now the sixteenth day of
the debate, and restraint was needlul
in order to enable the House to
carry on practical business and save
| Parliament from sei-destruction through
abnegation OF It's duties.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt said the
opposition did not desire TO place OBJ
stacles in the way of the progress of busi-
ness. He hoped the matter of procedure
would not be made party question.
Mr.. LabOuchere objected to giving q
blank check of this sort to the govern
ment, thereby permitting them to monop-
olize every day with discussion of the
procedure rules. He did not think the
! government was able to effect good legis-
| lation. The session ought therefore, in
| his opinion, to be made an educational
one. The best thing the Liberals could
| do was to occupy the time in making
speeches. Laughter.l
DIsEsTABLIsHMENT IN WALES.
Henry Richard, member for Merther
| TydvIl, Wales (Libera), moved an
amendment that day be granted for de-
batting the Welsh disesta blishment bill.
| The motion was carried by vote of 26l
to 156.
| MIR. Parnell asked the government to
concede time to discuss his proposal for
admitting Irish lease holders to the
| benefits of the land act OF 1881.
| Under Mr.. Smiths motion he said it
would be five weeks before any Irish
question would have chance to be heard =.
lie therefore moved "that the rules of
procedure be not considered before the
| government dlscloses the nature OF their
proposed legislation for Ireland"
! lCheers.
Continuing, he said he was not dis
| posed to surrender the interests of Ire
| land In order to give the government
precedence for their procedure proposals.
| The motion had been sprung on the
house suddenly, in defiance of the fact
| that there were no precedents tor such
an interruption of the debate on the ad-
dress. The affairs of Ireland were in too
critical condition to be thus put aside.
1000 EvICTIoNs.
The Westport Board of Guardians had
| Just received notice Of intended evctions
| of 1000 people while Lord Cork was ask
ing Tor police to assist in further evIc-
tions. Was it at such time as this that
| the Irish members were debarred from
bringing forward their grievances?
Mr.. Smith said he thought the proceed
ings Of the last three weeks were sutii-
cient to show how useless it was to 20
further into the Irish question until the
rules OF procedure were settled.
The division was then taken on Mr..
| Parnelps motion, and 1t was rejected by
vote Of 242 against 107. The announce
ment of the result was received with
cheers by the Conservatives. Mr.. Smith
announced that the government would
begin giving precedence to the rules oi
procedure on Monday.
DILLON CHEERED.
Mr.. Dillon, upon rising, was loudly
cheered. He complained of the removal
OF the venue of his trial, and accused
High Sheriff Hamilton OF having dismiss ed
the sub-Sheriff, who had compiled the jury
panels for thirty years, in order TO ap-
point Capt. Hamilton, who was apersonal
enemy of Mr.. Dillon. ~ueo
Sir Michael Hicks BhaG fnterposin g,
said that Capt. haLAh0n had not been
appointed sub-Sherif.
Mr.. Dillon replied THAT il was a matter
OF common knowledge that the post had
been offered to Capt. Hamilton. He pro-
ceeded to refer TO the jury panel. when
the Speaker ruled him out of order.
Mr.. Dillon bowed to the chair. but said
he had hardly expected that he would not
be allowed TO refer TO his being tried by q
jury that had been deliberately and ma.
liciously packed by bis enemies. Loud
cheers.
AGAIN RULED OUT.
The Speaker again interposed, and in
reply to Messrs. Dillon and Kelly ruled
that the subject could not be referred TO
in that way. The speaker then suggested
the putting of the question ou the ad.
| dress.
Arthur O'Connor moved to adjourn, on
the ground that the Parnellites had not
been fairly treated. .
Mr.. Smith opposed the motion.
MIR. Bradlaugh supported IL, saying
that ne sympathized with the Parnellites.
The motion was rejected by vote OF
26l TO 119.